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  That night, Chen Yuan and Pang Xi didn't come down until midnight when Yelü Niegulu woke up. The three of them ate something before turning back to go down the mountain.

  Yelü Deguang went down the mountain and took a look, his companions were quietly building a raft, those horse bandits had also disappeared without a trace. He asked in surprise: "How did you guys get rid of those horse bandits?"

  Chen Yuan smiled: "We fought a battle here with them, killed hundreds of bandits, and our brothers were also injured. How is it? Are you moved?"

  The riverbank still bore the traces of battle, those patches of dried blood, and the facilities that Yang Wenguang and others had not yet dealt with, were all telling Yelü Niegulu about the course of the battle.

  Yelü Niegulu looked at the faces of the crowd for a while, nodded slightly: "Everyone's kindness this time, I am grateful. If we can return to Yanjing safely, thank you again."

  Chen Yuan smiled and said: "Don't forget my lifesaving favor."

  Yelü Nügu nodded: "I remember, I remember."

  Although the Ma bandits had been repelled, Chen Yuan spent a day and night to rescue Yelü Nüguo, at this time, every moment was precious. This day and night made Chen Yuan feel somewhat uneasy in his heart.

  It was time to hurry up, Chen Yuan let his partners get on the raft tied with wood, this time they really had to go along the river.

  If you enter the mountain on foot, the speed will definitely be slow. With the help of rivers, you can not only walk faster but also save energy.

  Chen Yuan and Pang Xi went up to rescue Yelü Niegulu, the partners had prepared twenty wooden rafts, enough to carry all the people and horses. They also hunted some mountain birds and wild game, ensuring that they would not go hungry for the next few days.

  The river winds its way through the dense mountains, suddenly turning left and right. Although it's extremely dangerous, it also makes one feel exhilarated. Now that it's early winter, the grass and trees on both banks are lush and verdant. The most peculiar thing is the small streams flowing down from the high mountains, a sight that would be hard to come by in the 21st century.

  The farther they walked into the mountains, the colder Chen Yuan felt. Because of being chased and killed by the enemy all the way, they had already deviated from their original route. Except for the general direction, they actually didn't know where they were anymore.

  However, after re-creating the enemy, they were excited and didn't say anything. They were more afraid that the enemy's reinforcements would come after them, so they hastily entered the water and waited until they reached a relatively distant place before abandoning their boat and going north.

  Following the river downstream, in just half a day's time, they had traveled over 70 li, which wasn't much slower than galloping on horseback.

  Before dusk, after turning left and right, we finally found a small valley where the cold wind couldn't blow in and set up camp. Everyone changed into warm thick clothes, worked hard to make the bed smaller, convenient for huddling together at night to keep warm. Some people chopped wood to start a fire, some went to find hay to feed the horses.

  Pang Xi changed the medicine for Yelü Niegulu again. To be honest, Pang Xi was not a qualified doctor, whether it was the technique of applying medicine or the way of bandaging, he looked very amateurish. However, Yelü Niegulu was willing to let this amateur doctor treat his injuries because Pang Xi had cut off the rotten flesh on his body with a ruthless hand and thrown it away.

  Yelü Niegulu now wants his life, as for how much flesh is cut off, he doesn't care.

  At this time, Amu Dai brought back a mountain pig and several mountain goats with a few more agile partners, which made everyone very excited. Chen Yuan even set up a stall and asked Amu Dai to slaughter the mountain pigs and goats, and personally cooked barbecue for everyone to taste in the evening.

  Chen Zhanggui had run a barbecue stall before, although the seasonings were not available now, but Chen Yuan had a way. He sprinkled salt on the meat, then mashed garlic and ginger into mud, added a little rice vinegar, and roasted the meat slightly charred, but it was also praised by everyone.

  Even Yerlunegurun, who often eats barbecue, gave Chen Yuan a big thumbs up, praising his craftsmanship as the best in the world and absolutely capable of becoming a great chef in the imperial palace of Liao.

  Chen Yuan couldn't help but think that if he opened a barbecue in the wine house after his death, the business would definitely be very prosperous!

  As soon as he thought of doing business, he came to life and personally brought the almost roasted lamb leg meat in front of Amu: "Amu, how's the taste?"

  A Mu's mouth was full of oil, he had already eaten a piece. But when Chen Yuan brought the meat over, A Mu quickly took it and bit into it fiercely, saying: "Delicious, really extremely delicious! My brothers and I used to try roasted meat outside, never thinking that roasted meat could be cooked to this flavor."

  As he said this, he suddenly remembered his two deceased brothers and his expression became somewhat sorrowful. Chen Yuan only wanted him to taste the flavor, but didn't expect to stir up his painful memories. Seeing his stunned expression, he also felt a bit downcast and patted Amuda's shoulder: "Let bygones be bygones, after this trip back to Song Dynasty, I plan to open a shop specializing in this roasted meat for others to eat, what do you think?"

  "Alright, I guarantee we'll make money."

  Chen Yuan immediately made up his mind and said to Amu, "I'll teach you the barbecue method in my spare time. It's very simple. Once you learn it, you can be the head chef for me, and I'll give you a share of the profits. How about that?"

  Ah Mu looked at Chen Yuan with a wooden expression: "What is shares?"

  "Let me put it this way: if business is good and I make a hundred big bucks, that's five, got it?"

  "Isn't it for protection?"

  Chen Yuan smiled slyly: "I'm also a bodyguard, doing two jobs at once. Anyway, I don't have any enemies on normal days."

  Yelü Nieru, who was standing aside, shook his head and chuckled: "Brother Chen is indeed good at doing business. If this deal were done in our Liao country, I would also want a share of the profits!"

  This sentence reminded Chen Yuan that when the time came, he could develop a chain business model. Thinking about building a Song Dynasty chain business empire and becoming the Bill Gates of the Song Dynasty, doing nothing but counting money every day, how comfortable would that be!

  The future is beautiful, so you must live on and go back to enjoy it.

  Yelü Niegulu said: "Brother Chen, can you cut another piece of meat for me?"

  Chen Yuan shook his head: "Not now, the wound has just gotten a bit better. If it opens up again, I won't be able to find another hot spring to bathe in."

  Yelü Deguang was somewhat disappointed, but he didn't say much else. After all, a seriously injured person should be moderate in their diet, and this principle he understood.

  Chen Yuan looked at him and asked: "Ninth Prince, when did you start believing that I was really doing business?"

  Yelü Niegulu smiled: "It was in that camp, when they were going to hand me over to those bandits. In that instant I understood that everything is a transaction, including my own life."

  Chen Yuan looked a bit embarrassed and hastily smiled: "Don't worry now, if the bandits come again, I absolutely won't hand it over."

  Yelü Niegulu nodded: "I know, first of all, even if I hand over my horse, he won't let me off. Secondly, in Chen brother's eyes, my value has increased a bit, right?"

  Chen Yuan nodded quickly: "En! The Ninth Prince is right, and it's also suitable for doing business!"

  Everyone burst out laughing.

  Yelü Nu'er also smiled and said, "Brother Chen, to be honest, if you want to achieve something in your career, I guarantee that after this trip back, I will make sure you become a high-ranking official in Liao State, an official position beyond your wildest dreams! If we work together with one heart, we will surely create a great achievement and leave our names for posterity to remember. That is what men should do!"

  Yelü Niwulu now really looks up to Chen Yuan, especially after the pursuing soldiers were repelled, he even more hopes to win over Chen Yuan.

  Chen Yuan sighed deeply: "As the saying goes, people have different ambitions. If the Ninth Prince lets me stay in that officialdom all day, it's better to kill me. This life is like this, sometimes the best is not the most suitable, and the most suitable is often not the best. Which one does the Ninth Prince choose?"

  Yelü Niegulu was somewhat absent-minded: "Brother Chen's words are more thought-provoking than some famous sayings in the books of the Song people, I am enlightened."

  Chen Yuan's words indeed caused a ripple in the hearts of everyone present. Pang Xi, A Mu Da, Hu Jing, and even the companions who heard this, all fell into a sorrowful contemplation.

  Chen Yuan lowered his head and thought to himself that he really didn't mean to say it, it was just a slip of the tongue, and they mustn't take it seriously.

  At this moment, a sudden noise came from the river surface, and a large fleet of ships stopped at the place where they had just landed. One after another agile figure jumped off the boat, and as soon as they reached the shore, these people immediately formed a neat formation, shields in place, long guns raised, and bows and arrows drawn behind!

  Everyone was in a state of panic, and Yang Wenguang also tightly grasped the long gun in his hand, because from the opponent's formation, he could see that these troops were truly well-trained soldiers, absolutely not comparable to those bandits.

  Chen Yuan secretly blamed himself for being careless and making two fatal mistakes. When he landed, he didn't pull the raft ashore, making it easy for the other party to find his hiding place. Moreover, in order to warm up a bit, he chose this valley which had no other exit, now he was stuck and couldn't escape even if he wanted to.

  Chen Yuan whispered in Yang Wenguang's ear: "Can we win?"

  Yang Wenguang said bluntly: "What's the point of fighting? Look at their momentum, we can't even fight!"

  Chen Yuan took a look at the opposite side, and those people's momentum was indeed very strong. The morale of his own side's partners collapsed instantly in front of the opponent's dense formation.

  Chen Yuan turned his head and looked at Yelü Nulugu: "Ninth Prince,"

  Yelü Niegulu smiled wryly: "Brother Chen, surely you're not thinking of handing me over again now?"

  Chen Yuan shook his head: "I've dealt with them, they won't let me off either. Don't get me wrong, I want to lure him out, call out the enemy leader and have a talk. Then Brother Pang will make preparations, Xiao Wen, A Mu Da, you two cooperate with Brother Pang, let's see if we can catch the thief first, this is the only way!"

  Yelü Niegulu had a fellow supporter help him up: "Alright, I'll give it a try."

  Chen Yuan suddenly had an unexpected calmness that even he himself did not anticipate, quietly signaling to Pang Xi and the others: "Prepare!"

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